"Where is the Love?" cover by Jenny, Jennifer, Eunice, and JerinOriginally by the Black Eyed Peas
[Jenny] This is a story of a young boy
With a family poor and desperate
One day on his way,
he heard a voice
whispering sweet lies in his ears like a devil
His heart was filled with hope for the future
He decided to do it for the gold
He decided to be a child soldier for the sake of his dear family
[Eunice] Then he realized the monstrosity of the lies
But there was no going back, he had to kill,
had to watch his friends fall like reeds in the storm
but he could not do it, he could not do it
His innocent heart filled with bloody guilt
His precious soul contaminated with lies, lies, lies
His family was waiting for his return
for his proud wide smile, with hopes and dreams Instead he came back with lost limbs, hopes, dreams
[Jennifer and Jenny] Children killing people dying
They're all hurting, hear them crying
We all look the other way,
Being indifferent to their pains
Battlefields are not their playgrounds
As they mutely take the pain
But they are children soldiers
Silent soldiers
What is the game
What is the game
What is the game There is no game no game no game
[Jerin] Succumbed with pain
Smothered in shame
Does this young girl deserve all this, are we insane?
She’s now a stranger’s treasure
Where is her innocent childhood abducted to?
This wasn’t her will to be beaten and robbed of her innocence
With every new face
Her hope keeps fading
Light is ripped, from her lovely eyes
As they tear her apart, leaving emptiness and scars
[Jenny] That day she was with no one
darkness crept behind the girl
Leaving her damaged
mentally and physically
Taking away her power to speak
Denying reality
they take away piece by piece
The truth is kept secret
Swept under the drugs
denying the truth
The girl can’t save herself Where are the morals y'all?(I don't even know) Where's the justice y'all?(Come on, I don't even know) Where's the love y'all?
[Eunice and Jerin] Children killing people dying
They're all hurting, hear them crying
We all look the other way,
Being indifferent to their pains
Battlefields are not their playgrounds
As they mutely take the pain
But they are children soldiers
Silent soldiers
What is the game
What is the game
What is the game There is no game no game no game
[Jennifer] The kids in Africa might be the same age
But not the same page, instead they're all caged
Trapped by the lack of diversified wage
One-commodity economy means misery and
for all the families who can't get enough to eat
So kids are forced to fight in wars they can't defeat
They might hold guns but they're the ones getting beat
Porters, sex slaves, human shields and innocent being breeched
[Jerin] But child soldiers in reality lose their formality
Whether girl or boy they don't have no equality
No education means failure in society
So while we worry about bombing some quiz tomorrow
And they worry about getting bombed tomorrow
We don't recognize that they're feeling great sorrow
We've stolen their childhood Now what will you do to give back exactly what we borrowed?
[All] Children killing people dying
They're all hurting, hear them crying
We all look the other way,
Being indifferent to their pains
Battlefields are not their playgrounds
As they mutely take the pain
But they are children soldiers
Silent soldiers
What is the game
What is the game
What is the game
There is no game no game no game
[Jenny]
This is a story of a young boy
With a family poor and desperate
One day on his way,
he heard a voice
whispering sweet lies in his ears like a devil
His heart was filled with hope for the future
He decided to do it for the gold
He decided to be a child soldier for the sake of his dear family
[Eunice]
Then he realized the monstrosity of the lies
But there was no going back, he had to kill,
had to watch his friends fall like reeds in the storm
but he could not do it, he could not do it
His innocent heart filled with bloody guilt
His precious soul contaminated with lies, lies, lies
His family was waiting for his return
for his proud wide smile, with hopes and dreams
Instead he came back with lost limbs, hopes, dreams
[Jennifer and Jenny]
Children killing people dying
They're all hurting, hear them crying
We all look the other way,
Being indifferent to their pains
Battlefields are not their playgrounds
As they mutely take the pain
But they are children soldiers
Silent soldiers
What is the game
What is the game
What is the game
There is no game no game no game
[Jerin]
Succumbed with pain
Smothered in shame
Does this young girl deserve all this, are we insane?
She’s now a stranger’s treasure
Where is her innocent childhood abducted to?
This wasn’t her will to be beaten and robbed of her innocence
With every new face
Her hope keeps fading
Light is ripped, from her lovely eyes
As they tear her apart, leaving emptiness and scars
[Jenny]
That day she was with no one
darkness crept behind the girl
Leaving her damaged
mentally and physically
Taking away her power to speak
Denying reality
they take away piece by piece
The truth is kept secret
Swept under the drugs
denying the truth
The girl can’t save herself
Where are the morals y'all? (I don't even know)
Where's the justice y'all? (Come on, I don't even know)
Where's the love y'all?
[Eunice and Jerin]
Children killing people dying
They're all hurting, hear them crying
We all look the other way,
Being indifferent to their pains
Battlefields are not their playgrounds
As they mutely take the pain
But they are children soldiers
Silent soldiers
What is the game
What is the game
What is the game
There is no game no game no game
[Jennifer]
The kids in Africa might be the same age
But not the same page, instead they're all caged
Trapped by the lack of diversified wage
One-commodity economy means misery and
for all the families who can't get enough to eat
So kids are forced to fight in wars they can't defeat
They might hold guns but they're the ones getting beat
Porters, sex slaves, human shields and innocent being breeched
[Jerin]
But child soldiers in reality lose their formality
Whether girl or boy they don't have no equality
No education means failure in society
So while we worry about bombing some quiz tomorrow
And they worry about getting bombed tomorrow
We don't recognize that they're feeling great sorrow
We've stolen their childhood
Now what will you do to give back exactly what we borrowed?
[All]
Children killing people dying
They're all hurting, hear them crying
We all look the other way,
Being indifferent to their pains
Battlefields are not their playgrounds
As they mutely take the pain
But they are children soldiers
Silent soldiers
What is the game
What is the game
What is the game
There is no game no game no game